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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-05-12
BELLEVUE, La, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1887.
DRAWING THE LINE.
A Colored Party to Which None But the
Elect Are to Be Invited.

A Colored Party to Which None But the
Elect Are to Be Invited.
IVY bress me, Miss Simmons, you
peers to be humpin' yerself. What dc
cause oh yer hurry dis mornin'?"
'It's right yer is, Uncle Nose. Ise
got a power of biznis to tend to. We's
gwine ter hab pawty down to our
house, an want you fer ter come"
''All right, chile, I'll be dar, shuah.
Who's gNine ter be inwited?'
20, every body watts got any tenshun
ter being fust-class. All de elect am
gwinter be present"
"Boliver Smif's folks?''
''Hain't done tole yer none but de
elect am gwinter be dar?'
"Boliver Smif's got horse an dray.
Eff he don't b'long ter de elect, who
doesp'
HE uster b'long ter de upper class,
as yer says, but de hoss am down wild
de glanders.
II hadn't heerd OBJ dat How about
de Wheatville gangP"
20, yes; dey'll be dar."
"An' Capreshus Johnsings'p'
"No; dey's lef' out"
"Huh! Wy, Miss Simmons, now's
datP Don't dey b'long ter de stockracyP
Why's dey luff out?"
"Cause dis yere pahty's gwine ter
be selec', an oney de 'stocracy's gwine
ter be 'vited. We can't low too much
mixin' of low-down darkies wild de fust
family blood, nohow. Dem Johnsings
warn't nuthin' but common fiel' hans
fore de wah."
Eyes; but now dey owns a 'tater
patch an cow
"Dat's so, Uncle Nose; l didn't tink
oh dat. Reckon We'll hab ter let 'em
in. If dey's got cow, dat makes a
difference.
"How about dem Clacksp"
"Huh! Dey amt got no cow, is dey?''
"No; but dey's talkin' about buyin'
a goat
''Den dat settles hit. Dey cam
come. tells you, Uncle Nose, s'ciety
got ter p'tect itself"
Oats right, Miss Simmons; eff de oil
cullud 'stockracy didn't look out mon
sus peert, de fust ting dey knowed dey't
hab some OBJ de poor white trash comm
to deir pahties. Good mawnin', Mis-
Simmons. Be mighty keerful abou
dem invites.
''Ise gwine to, Uncle Nose. We ha
got ter make stinction somew' ere
Reckon We'll draw de line at de goats.
'How about Jim Websterp"
| HE don't belong ter de hote voley.
''De dooce he don't! He am an artist
He paints de landscapes wild white
wash brush.'
'.Dat's fac. I'll invite him, toe
Good mawnin'.'
"Good mawnin'. .''-Teras Siftissgs
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-05-12
TWO DAYS.

share in that strange land we call the
,.a.s rs's zach of us has laid his treasures by,
Mneie M..t has set one day whose light shall last
II Isan n.s all Youths golden years forgotten lie,
nnec necross os nv life it shines afar,
p., p.,ssonoh storm tossed sky one glorious star.
.,r struck sudden midst the whirling years
% ss.s uas ,he nerfect calm of Paradise;
y nS AN w. when life set free from doubts and
,.-,are lii under shining summer skies,
xLss ~ INV hearts mad hoping dared CONFESS
s1sa ias sonnd Heaven in my lady's Yes"
:. .,o,ds roll back; the gentle wind that sighs
y, gar W. through the branches has her voice. 8
-. .ves look in sweet answer to my eyes;
nes noce - more feel her hand within my own.
: y sortune spoil my treasures as she Will,
ess, rss l1a one bright memory is with me still
e,nexhere within that unknown shadowy land
DvI,s 10 call the Future waiteth me day
rsen shall hold again my lady's hand,
Ind Ind listen low to hear what she will say.
* Love that day must dawn for US at last,
sssn m ali our weary waiting shall be past.
'1' D. j. Robertson. in Chambers Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-05-12
Most All the Same.

"Hellor' called a female voice through
the telephone at police headquarters.
'Yes, who is it?''
"Same woman who has telephoned
you before" :"
well"
''That same husband of mine has
taken that same jewelry and gone to the
same saloon to pawn it for whisky" ;"
"Well."
"Well, this same woman is going
over and raise the same row about it. y
"And what do you want of us?'
Nothing, except that you notify the
officer on the beat to keep his hands off.
He may not be the same man. DE
troit Free Press.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-05-12

The oxide of iron is one of the most
adhesive cements for iron. With this
a joint can be made so perfect that the
iron will break before the cement win
part. 1t is mixed with sulphur and
sal-amrnoniac moistened with water.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-05-12

Oranges, according to Mr.. Harris,
of the Baulkham hills, can be exported
from New South Wales to England
with fair chance of profit. during
May, June and July. Having, as a
grower, tried the experiment, he esti-
mates that the fruit can be delivered in
London at four shillings and six pence
a case of twelve to thirteen dozen, if the
shipping companies will provide we'll
ventilated compartments. and not
charge more than fifty shillings ton.
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Father Ito family physici,

Father Ito family physician
.'Isn't George Sampson relative OF
yours, doctor?" Family Physician
Eyes, he is nephew" Father-"He
wants my daughter Clara, but gave
him to understand that she wouldn't
get any Of my money until after my
DEATH Family Physieian-'eThat was
right. George was asking about your
health to-day"
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The way OF It,
John and Ida married lived

John and Ida married lived
In Idaho, forlorn,
Cause John hung round the tavern a
And let Idaho the corn.
"A Sad Case. - Husband -" You
Knew Miss Smith. did you notP" Wife
Yes" Husband-"Well. she has
lost her good name" Wife-"Heavens.
John! You don't tell mer' Husband
Yes; she has married Sn1ythe. I"
Belmont, Ca, boasts of woman
"who goes out and chops wood with
her husband" We suppose the has
band must be hatchet-faced, and has at
some time been a drummer. --New
HaUen Nesos.
-Johnson-"How are you, old man.
Thompson-.r m sick" Indeed. Well,
if it wasn't for that you'd feel just as
good as any one. Why; you haven't 80
much to complain of, after ALL Pits
bargh Dispatch.
--"As regards art and that sort OF
thing, Miss Breezy" he remarked to a
Chicago young lady, "St. Louis and
Chicago rank about equal, do they not?
30, my. nor she replied promptly;
.swhen it comes to the artistic, Chicago
cuts the much wider swath. '-Puck.
A little boys composition on cats
winds up with this reference to their
advantage over dogs: Cats can cline
trees. Dogs kant. That is lucky for
cats. When dog gets after them they
can cline tree, where they can sass
back without gittin hert."
-.'Give an example of an immovable
obstacle said the teacher. And the
smart bad boy at the foot of the class
suggested three girls on the sidewalk.
The teacher, who usually had to walk in
the middle of the street herself, sent him
right up to the head of the class and told
him to stay there for week. - Bnrdette.
| An explanation.-Mrs. De Boggs-
..Have you heard how Mrs. De Peyster
she that was Sallie Van Cott-has re-
ceived the degree of A. M. from Well
lesleyp" Mrs. Wayback-"No; !
haven't heard. What does A. M.
mean?'' Mrs. De Boggs-''Why, it
stands for alma mater, Of course.
Didn't You know she had two childrenG'
Life.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-05-12

BY an improved process, in which
a compound prepared by coking iron
and pitch together is used as the reduc-
ing agent, an English chemist claims
to be able to lower the cost of metallic
sodium to about thirty cents pound
when produced on large scale.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-05-12

1t seems strange that out of more
than 10000 species Of plants known to
botanists only about $50 have been put
to use by man; yet this proportion is
much greater than in the animal world.
from which only some 200 species have
been selected, while the animal kingdom
reckons millions of species.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-05-12

"A machine has been invented that
prints the sides and ends of boxes at
the same time at the rate of $500 per
hour.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-05-12

job was the most patient man Of
his day. but he lived before editors be-
came fashionable, - Whitehall Times,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-05-12
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

The only thing that can get over
the ground at a livelier rate of speed
than an electrical current is SANDER
Whitehall Times.
We can speak of small boy with
out being guilty of tautology, but it
sounds odd to hear the expression ga
female girl.-Norristoao Herald.
Some men seem to be fond of hug
ging delusions, and it may be that they
got in the habit because girls are such
delusive creatures. OF Educa-
tt0n.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
A SAD STORY.
A Young Wife shot by Her Brutal
Husband While Abed with n
New ROrn Babe.

BOULDER, Col, February 9.-Mr.
aud Mrs. Wedelin Mol, a young
married couple living at the mouth OF
Lefthsnd creek, eight miles from here,
to all appearances have been very
happy until three weeks ago, when
their fret baby was born, when the
husband became very abusive and
quarfelsome. On Monday night Moll,
without any provocation, struck his
wife in the face several times, knock
ing her down. She did not resent
the assault, being almost hear broken
by his bru ality. Monday morning
the husband got up early, built a fire,
cooked the coffee and drank it, and
then sat down to smoke. His wife
was still in bed, nursing the
babe, and had fallen into
dozs when she was awakened
by the report Of gun. She jumped
up, but fell to the floor unconscious,
the ball having entered her shoulder
and passed into her neck. Mol dis.
appeared. She recovered and climbed
into bed with great difficulty and sank
into a stupor. When she came tc
herself again her babe was crying, but
she, having become paralysed, was
unable to move or to reach it. The
fire went out. The babe cried unit
midnight, when it died. The woman
was not discovered until Tuesday
night, when some of her relatives
called at her hou Q. The woman can
not recover, Officers and a posse O.
citizens are pursuing the murderer
who, it is thought, has escaped to the
mountains
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
SPORTING NEWS.
Tommy Warren Does Up RObby
Haight.

Troy, N. Y, February 9.-Between
100 and 800 sporting men from New
York, Alb any aud Troy left the latter
city about midnight on special train
to see what was announced to be a
fight to finish between Tommy War.
rem, the feather weight champion, and
Bobby Hsight, local feather weight.
Eight rounds were fought, Haight
standing up remarkably well, giving
Warren black eye, but refusing to
respond after the eighth round, in
which Warren msnifestly had the
advantage. Hsight insisted that
he had agreed to stand up for only
this may rounds, but the referee did
not 30 understand it and the fight was
awarded to Warren. The fight was
for the feather weight championship
and $1,000, with kid gloves, and under
Police Gdsets rules. Warren is OF
Louisville and Haight Of Albany. The
meeting occurred about ten miles out
of Troy, on the Troy and Boston road.
The following account of the fight is
published: 1t was desperate
battle. Warren won first blood,
first knock down, and then fought
with great judgment, waiting for an
an opportunity to knock Haight cut.
The latter fought hard through in the
second round. After the seventh the
fighting was d'spirited, and Haight
made grand rally, but Warren out
fought him, aud demonstrated that he
was great general. In the eighth
round Haight was terribly punished.
In the ninth Warren fought with both
hands, upper cutting Haight and pun
ishiug him terribly. Halght pluckily
faced the battery OF blows until he
caught swinging right handler on the
Jaw, which sent him staggering
against the ropes. He sank
into state OF Inconsistencies, then
re fused to continue the struggle and
Warren was declared the winner. The
fight lasted forty.two minutes. 1t was
one OF the most determined battles
ever fought, and it stamped Warren
az a champion. Both men were badly
punished, Warren about the body anC
Haight about the face. Billy Bennett
offers to match Warren to fight any
man in America OF 1l2 pounds TO-
$500 to $4,000. The Albany anC
Troy sporting men who backed Haigh
l lost heavily.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
FRANCE.
Something About Boulasger.

6vnhotnhnb NUU"s ASVseA"~BO.e
PARIS, February GA remarkable
feature Of the dispatches and discus.
sions of the last two weeks on the
prospects Of war is the conspicuous
position assigned therein to Gen.
Boulanger. It was one of the Berlin
papers which called him a second
Bonaparte, and the whole of Europe
took the hint. The question is every
where asked whether he is really to
be the second Napoleon. II he has
any love of newspaper notoriety
he is certainly being gratitied
to the fullest extent. Bio
graphies of him appear in every
sheet. The Times this week gave
whole column to an analysis of his
character. His p ortrait, too, ia becom-
isg as common as that Of Bismarck. l
have received a letter from a gentle
man in Paris who has close personal
acquaintance with Gen. Boulauger.
He says that he is not Bonapa-te in
the sense that he wants to be En-
peror, for he is far to much OF a Ridi-
cal. But he is vain, fond of authority
and might drift into a dictatorship.
he is thoroughly democratic, be-
longing to the school OF
Clemen ceau, and the later
is not only his relative, but
also on most intimate terms with him,
and thoroughly in accord, having
been warm personal friend from
childhood. Boulanger, he asserts, is
opposed to going TO war with Ger
many at present, and would not do so
except in the direst extremity. Bat
this is purely precautionary senti'
ment. He loves his country, loves
the French people, is proud OF the
French army, for which he has already
done 80 much, and his secret and
burning ambition is to meet Germany
at a moment when France will have
fair chance of success. He
does not think the hour for &C
ton has arrived, and is willing
to make almost any sacrifice in order
to be allowed to perfect the organiza
ton and equipment of the French
army. He is Just in the prime OF life
and knows that Emperor William
Bismarck and Moltke must soon pass
off the stage of action. Of with thu
old and on with new! 1t will then bt
Frances day and the proper time t
strike. The question arises as tt
whether Germany will allow France
and Gen Boulanger to go on prepar
ing for the coveted opportunity.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
CROPS AND FACTS,

Spring lie approaching, and soon the
farmers will DO putting ing their crops.
Will good number OF them decide to
make q move for independence, by
putting in at least a little corn in
preparation for feeding few hogs for
next winterH Such an experiment to
feel that thers is something owned
not based on borrowed money, is
worth making. The Georgia State
Commissioner, in his recently pub.
lished supplementary report, supplies
information upon the subject which is
OF great value to the sgrlculturist. He
shows that during last year the aver
age price Of bacon was cents pound,
bought on time, the average cost was
II cents pound; corn averaged 90
cents q bushel cash and 90 csnts on
credit. The report says; "The farmer
purchasing supplies on time pays in
this way about AZ per cent. on bacon
and S48 per cent. on corn for about
four months time, which is
equivalent 10 rates OF interest
Of 128 and 10I per cent.
per annum, In this, taken In connec
ton with the fact that little more
than two.thlrds OF a provision supply
is produced in the State, is shown one
important reason for the hard times
experienced by the farmer" Cotton
averaged 81 cents, the average yield
an acre was 14S pounds, the gross re
turn $l1,93 an acre. The corn yield
averaged 1917 bushels an acre, at the
credit price 1t took about an acre o
expensively cultivated cotton to bu!
an acre OF easily raised corn. IstherG
not enough weight in such facts a
these to induce the farmer to reflec
before he decides to put call cotton
once moref"
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
ADOPTED BY THE IRISH ma.
TIONAL LEAGUE
Defended by Mr.. Walter Stowe
Bright McLaren in His Speech In
the House Of Commons.

LONDON, February 9.-Mr. Walter
Stowe Blight McLsren (Radical),
member for the Grove Division Of
Cheshire, resumed the debate in the
House Of Commons this afternoon on
Mr.. PArnell's amendment to the adj
dress in reply to the Queens speech.
He defended the Irish National
Leagues "plan of campaign" He said
it involved nothing but holding back
from unreasonable landlords tempo
rarily the rent they claimed, which at
the worst was merely technical vio-
lation OF the conspiracy law. Mr.. Nc.
Laren declared that the relief obtained
by the tenants under the plan Of cam
paigu had made the latter a valuable
aid to the government in keeping the
peace in Ireland, and said that on this
account alone the government ought
to connive at the success of the plan
instead of attempting tn crush it.
The Right Hon. Sir Edward George
Clarke, Solicitor General, commended
that the plan of campaign was &C.
knowledged by every lawyer of re-
pute to be illegal and con-
spirscy. The action of the Court
OF the QleeL's Bench in Dublin
against Mr.. John Dillon for his sg Ia
ton in favor of the plan was consti-
tutionsl, acc ordiug to legal practice.
Mr.. Clarke alec denied that the
charges that the lard ords had been
guilty CT cruelty in evictions had
been proved. Ii these charges were
true, why was it that the agitation
was dying2 Because it had become
clear to the tenants that they had
been made the instruments OF an
agitation which prevented them from
accepting the indulgent terms tht
landlords offered. Mr.. Clarke accused
the Liberal leaders Of supporting Mr.
Parnel's amendment, not because
they approved of the plan of cam
paign, but in order to d, feat the ef
forts OF the government to restore or
der in Ireland. The government
however, would, he eaid, maintain
law and order in Ireland; they woult
do this If possible by the operation o
the ordinary law, and il that sSoult
fail Parliament would be asked t
amend it, and If Parliament SHOULD
refuse to do that, then the govern
ment would leave others to admins
ter the affairs of the country. II, Of
the other hand, Parliament woul
confirm the policy adopted by tn
government, then the government
would defeat the Nationalist an,
bring contentment to the people q
Ireland. [Cheers.
On motion of Mr.. Redmond the de
bate was at this point adjourned.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
AN INNOCENT MAN ACCUSED
OF DEFAULTING THE CITY OF
BOSTON TO THE
Amount of $500, OOO-ItTurns Out 10
BE Nothing but the COncOction OF
Some Diseased era alum.

BOSTON, MASS, February "a very
sensational report was started this
morning to the effect that &c. Leigh
ton, for nineteen years Clerk Of the
Municipal Criminal Court of this city,
was short in his sccounts to a large
amount, perhaps 5000. 900. This story,
however, was without foundation.
The Journal says Of the alleged defslca-
ton: when Mr.. John @. Leighton
Unexpectedly resigned in December
last as Clerk of the Municipal Court
after twenty years Of service, there was
much surprise expressed by persons
who knew him well. About that time
it became known that his accounts
were not correct, and when asked
about it by the judges Mr.. Leighton
admitted that such was the fact, but
said that it was attributable only to
unintentionsl errors on his part, and
that he was ready, when the amount
was ascertained, to make the de-
ficincy good. An expert was then EN-.
ployed by the judges, but it will
take O long time to ascertain whether
the shortage amounts 10 sufficient
sum to show an undoubted criminal
| intention on the part of Mr.. leighton,
No proceedings against him have
been begun. The statement that Mr.
Leighton's defalcation will amount to
100000 or upwards, cannot, at this
9 age at least, be borne out by facts,
as there Is not the least evidence al
yet upon which complaint
could be maintained that should
charge him with even the embezzle
ment OF $1,000" Judge Forsy tn, who
was seen at the courtroom today, as
sured reporter that the discrepanc!
in Leighton's accounts was compare
lively small, and that leighton coulC
straightsn it without drawing heavil.
on his purse. The Judge laughed a
the idea Of the amount reaching 5000,
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
Killed His BROTHER.

LOUISVILLE, KY, February "a
special TO the Courier, Journal from
BArdstown, KY, says: Ioformation
has Just reached hers of fatal shoot
ing ARRAY that occurred near Ball
town, a small town six miles south Of
here, yesterday afternoon, in which
Monroe Clark met his death at the
ha1ds of his brother, Nick Clark. II
appears that the two brothers married
sisters, aud to all appearances col
along we'll together, until a short time
sgo slight difference arose between
them ovt some trivial matter, which,
not being satisfactorily arranged by
them, was permitted to grow until
yesterday. when Monroe went to the
home of Nick and renewed the quar-
rel. After parleying a short while
Nick raised double bsrreled shotgun
and fred twice. Both shots took ef-
feet in the face of his brother, killing
him instantly.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
SPAIN
AuEmentIng ser Defenses.

MADRID, February 9.-Senor Cas-
tillo, Minister of the Interior, replying
today TO an inquiry as to whether
Spain was making any preparations in
view OF possible European war, said
that steps had been taken to augment
the deienses Of Spain and her colonies
and that other measures would bs
adopted, but that at present 1t was in
expedient to explain more fully the
extent OF the governments PROPOSE.
tons. He explained the removal Of
General villacsmpa from the Fernan'
do Pc to Madrid by saying that the
Cabinet cor sidered it inhuman to keep
political prisoners in that unhealthy
asylum.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
Dynamite Explosions.

LYONS, February 1.-TWO bombs
were simultaneously exploded today
in front of the police headquarters
Office in this city. The bombs struck
against the railing, and were thus pre-
vented from expanding their force on
the building.
At st. Etienne, thirty-two miles
southwest of Lyons, bomb was
thrown at the police station. 1t ex
ploded Inside the Office, but with
such force that three of the officers
within the building were seriously in
jured. Eight men have been arrested
for alleged completely in the latter
outrage.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10

the last few days, entirely ceased. At
the close adverse rumors affected the
market. The fall would have been
more pronounced if prices had not
been supported by London quota
tions. -
PARIS, February Cardinals Tas-
cherau and Gibbons will start for
Rome tomorrow. They have been
received by Mr.. McLaoe, the United
States Minister; M. Fabre, the Ca
madam Consul, and numerous other
Americans, and have had conference
with Archbishop Richards. Yester.
day they accepted an invitation to 6
dejeuner with the Superior Of ct
Sulpice Seminary.
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-10
DetectIve RuIIiran's FuueraI.

CLkvKLAND, O., February 9-The
funeral of Detective W. II. Hulligsn,
who was murdered at RAvenns, will
be held Friday morning. tsctives
from Columbus, Cincinnati, Pittsburg,
Chicago and Detroit will attend. Capt.
Hoehne is rapidly recovering. 1t is
now thought that the Fl st thief cap
tured in Pi burg, and over whose
liberty the fight was made at Ravenns,
is not Eddie Guerin. Some of the
Cleveland detectives who have been
working on the case say that he ia evil
IDENTIFY an Allegheny thief. His hair is
very yellow, while that of Guerin is
light brown. Every clew followed 60
far has proved fruitless and the hunt
in the surrounding country has been
abandoned. ls0